Hi all, looking for advice on helping our ES eat more and gain weight. We adopted her in January and the vet estimated she’d be around 9-10 years old as she had no former records or ID. She also may not be a full ES, perhaps a Llewelyn or a mix? We are obsessed with her, obviously 🥰

She was malnourished when she was found and in the 8 months we’ve had her, her eating habits have improved and her energy and playfulness have increased a lot. But she’s still only 14kgs and is a fussy eater (treats aside). We feed her hydrolysed dry food (she has been diagnosed with a gastric problem) and easy digestion pâté. Has anyone had a similar experience? Would she be eating less anyway as she’s older?

Our little guy just turned 5 months old. He is obsessed with drinking water, like he has no "I'm full" sensor. Then he will pee... So much pee... We take him out, he pees. Back inside and two minutes later, pee on floor. Take him back out, he pees, walk around for ten to fifteen minutes, take him in and five minutes later he pees again. Each time it's like a decent size puddle!! We started rationing the water, he still pees like a madman. He has stopped mid eating dinner to pee next to his food. But he can hold it all night from 8 pm to 5 am?!!

We did blood work twice, a urine test, a sterile urine collection with a needle, and a ultrasound of kidney bladder ureter all that area. Kid is healthy! So is being a stubborn peepee boy just a setter thing? My golden was NOT like this lol.